Improve-Your-Tennis.com Newsletter---How To Be An All Court PlayerMay 01, 2013

Dear tennis friends,

So many players practice their groundstrokes and
volleys but what about practicing the transition game?
For years the term "no man's land" has been used to get
people to stop hanging out in the area of the court between
the baseline and the service line.

Sure you don't want to stay in "no man's land" very long
(you should be moving through this area to the net), but
you do want to get comfortable playing balls in this area.

Becoming proficient in this part of the court by hitting
solid approach shots can make players so much better.

As a coach, I prefer to have players spend a lot of time in the
transition area learning to become comfortable and confident.

Approach shots, swinging volleys, regular volleys, half volleys...
all these shots can be practiced on a regular basis in the transition area of the court.

I strongly encourage that one should spend 30-45 minutes in this part of the court hitting all kinds of shots and using all types of footwork patterns before going back to the baseline for groundstrokes.

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